This post was an exceptionally wonderful video of Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who is an actress, filmmaker, spokesperson, and advocate, giving a lecture on how the media is spreading a downright evil mentality to males and females alike. This video was posted by Dr. William Deyamport, III, who integrates technology with education through his blog. Mrs. Newsom discusses how the media has brainwashed our world into creating girls who are consumed with beauty and outward appearance, and boys who consume everything in their paths with no emotions. She brings up very interesting facts; for example, the U.S. population is made up of 51% of women, while men completely dominate the corporate world, religion, business, entertainment, and every other area. She gives a further explanation to her theory with the example of her children. When her daughter was born, she was given pink clothing and simple toys. When her daughter was born, however, not only was he showered with more gifts and praise for being a future achiever, but he was also thought of as one day being the president of our country. The point that she is trying to make here is that although her daughter was praised, too, she was not expected to have the same ambition or hold power the way that her son was supposed to. She later compares the media to relationships, stating, "you only get what you put into it." She claims that if we encourage the media to get rid of negative views on women, we will seek positive results not only in the lives of women, but in men, as well.
I commented on this video by letting Dr. Deyamport know how impressed I was with this lecture. Not only was Mrs. Newsom spot on some of the arguments that she made, but had practical solutions for these issues, too. I agree with much of what she is saying here. We now live in a world where wearing five pounds of makeup, throwing modesty out the window, and yelling filthy language at someone on national television gets a woman more recognition and praise than feeding orphaned children in an African village, or completing graduate school. However, I love that she gave examples of men and women doing everything in their power to put an end to the negativity around them, and helping children keep a pure mind in a culture that is so shallow. I thanked Dr. Deyamport for posting this excellent presentation, and told him that I hoped to be able to read more like this one soon.
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This week's C4T Assignment was once again posted by Dr. William Deyamport, III, and was actually written by Tanya Smith, an online business strategist. In this post, Mrs. Smith writes about using social media for coaching. She explains that although she does not claim to be a social media expert, she has used social media to get the word out about her business over the last few years. In this blog she demonstrates three ways that people can use social media to effectively promote business. The first point that she makes is to use social media, such as Twitter, but don't let the media BECOME the advertisement; there is a difference. It is important to use social media as a vehicle to advertisement, but not to restrict yourself to one advertising method and exclude all others. Another way that Mrs. Smith suggests using social media advertisement is by creating and using service groups with clients. By creating Facebook pages and accounts, you act as the moderator of these groups and allow many clients to have their questions answered. You can also engage in online video group discussions with interested buyers, which serve as a more satisfactory way of gaining more information and connecting with each other. Mrs. Smith concludes her post by encouraging readers to find helpful resources that they can use to help maintain their businesses. She explains that she uses Twitter, LinkedIn, and Referral Key to find resources from people that she trust. She writes that when using social media to help your business expand, you must be smart. Think about how much you currently use online sources, how this usage will fit into the larger plan of your company, and how much time and money you are willing to invest in this. She even shares a link on how to create a social media strategy that fits an individual's schedule.
I introduced myself to Mr. Deyamport and thanked him for sharing Mrs. Smith's social media strategies. I let him know that I enjoyed the advice that she gave in her post, and although I did not plan on becoming a business owner in the future, I still find great importance in the methods that she presents. I told him that in my opinion, running a classroom is much like running a business; whatever effort I put into helping my students is the same type of results that I can expect back. I wrote that I really enjoyed this post, and I will definitely refer back to these ideas in the future.
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